Ash receptacle closure with tilting means



July 27, 1948.

W. C. PANZER ASH RECEPTACLE CLOSURE WITH TIL'IING MEANS Filed Sept. 25, 1945 fzverzl or" -a flaw Patented July 27,1948

I ITED T TES A-TENT orrice' William 0. Panzer, Chicago," Ill. Application September 25, 1945, Serial No; 618,431 3 Claims. (01. 220-46) This invention relatesto tilting means for ash receptacle closures or the like, such as are used more particularly by tobacco smokers and with cigars andcigarettes. i l j i Much annoyance has been caused smokers in thepast by reason of 1 the necessity of inserting a finger, or sometimes a pencil, into the bowl for the ashes, cigar, stubs and cigarette butts, and such refuse in order to tilt the closure to discharge the refuse from'the hopper into the inner depository of the ash tray or smoking stand. Whethera finger or pencil be used, the operation is messy and disagreeable.

v The present invention aims toprovide a structure ot this class gembodying a tiltable closure and al tilter post carriedby the closure offset from the center of the closure so as to obstruct as little as possible .the area of discharge of the refuse ofi of the closureintothe depository and to cause a minimum of obstruction to free sliding movement of the refuse from off of the closure into the depository.

, These and other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, taken together with the accompanying drawings, of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, and in which drawings-- Figure 1 is a plan view of a structure embodying, the present invention; H l

" Figure 2 is a verticalsection taken on theline 2..-2 of Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross-section taken on the line 3 -3 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the'illustrative construction shown in the drawings, the numeral ID indicates a depository for cigar, pipe, or cigarette ashes, cigar stubs, cigarette butts and such refuse, which depository may be a part of an ash tray, smoking stand or the like. Such depository is commonly provided with a cover, here represented by the numeral II, which commonly has a somewhat ornamental skirt I2 telescoping over the upper edge of the depository l and a central bowl-like portion I3. The depository l0 and cover H are generally cylindrical and the bowl portion l3 of the cover at the center of its concavity has a central opening l4 about the margin of which the bowl portion I3 is vertically downturned as at |5.

The circular central opening I4 is usually at least partially closed by the usual tiltable disc closure I6, which is also concave on its upper face I! and convex on its lower face |8 so as to conform somewhat with the bowl-like formation 13. The closure I6 may be carried by the portion l3 as in this instance by integral radial lugs IS on the closure which are loosely and rotatably received 111151013520 in the flange l5 margining the opening H. The lugs |9,ofwhich there are two, each received in a slot 20 at diametrically opposite sides of the closure, thus constitute pivot trunnions for rotative or tilting movements of the closure, and a plane through these lugs normal to the closure passes through the axisof rotation or tilting of the closure.

In accordance with the present invention, the closure It carries a tilter post 2| rigidly fixed to the closure in a position offset from the center of theclosure. In this instance, the closure has an embossment 22 on its upper face adjacent the margin of the closure and on a line coincident with the axis of tilting of the closure as represented by a line connecting the pivot lugs or trunnions l9. This embossment 22 provides a platform 23 on the upper concave face of the closure and a recess 24 on its lower oonvexface. The post"2| adjacent its lower end desirably has a conical foot 25 which rests on the platform 23 and below this thepost has an appendage or screw shank 26 whichpasses through a perfora; tion 21 in the platform 23. A counterweight 28 having therein a tapped socket'recess 29 is arranged to threadedly mate with the screw shank 26 and be screwed thereon into the? recess 24, thus 'servirigto secure the post 2|and counterweight 28ftogether and to the closure. At its upper end,the tilter post preferably has a bulbous head 30.

The, tilter post 2| is desirably of a height upstandingfrom' the upper face of the closure l6 approximately equal to a radius of the closure, so that when the closure is tilted, as shown in dotted lines, the tilter post 2| will, by contact with a margin of the bowl portion l3, as suggested in dotted lines in Figure 1, limit rotation or tilting of the closure so as to prevent the closure from capsizfng or turning all the way over, in which case undesirably the tilter post would extend downwardly and the counterweight 2! would extend upwardly. This is prevented as shown, and when tilting pressure is relieved, the closure will normally maintain itself upright in horizontal position with its concave face uppermost and with tilter post 2| extending upwardly therefrom and the counterweight extending downwardly from the lower or convex face of the closure.

So constructed and arranged, when a mass of refuse has accumulated on the closure, the latter may be tilted to discharge the refuse into the the m-ass--of-ash refuse or thenlike. reposing on. the closure, prilorfito: tilting, andi are therefore kept free and clean therefrom, while, at the same time, ease of tilting of the closure is enhanced.

without the tilter post interfering with free move ment of the refuse from off of-the closure-into the depository and with a minimum of cibstruc-= tion of the area of discharge therefrom, a

The counterweight 28 represents illustrative means carried by the closurei-orcounterbalanc ing the post 2| to normally maintain the. closure in horizontal position with the post upstanding, and, i11 .this instance the counterweight 2'8 specifically also functions as a nut for securing the postto'theclosure. I

The upper margin. of the bowl-like cover 'll may desirably carry the usual rest pieces 3lhav ing semi-cylindrical,indentations'32 therein for resting a cigar or cigarette during intervals when it is not being smoked. ,As is well known, the refuse dischargein to .the depository 111' may be, generally at infrequent intervals, removed therefrom'when desired 'as for. example by temporarilyremoving the bowlli'ke coverv ll, carrying with it "the other parts, cr ithe refuse may be'rem'oved througha'l'ower portion of the depository not here shown and which forms no part of the presentinvention.

The invention is not intended. to be limited to detailsof construction here shown for purposes of exemplification and such changes may be made therein as fall within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the invention.

"The invention having been described; what is here c'laimed'is;

1."-In a structure of 'the 'class .describeiithe combination of a..depository,-.a cover. thereforja tilta' blefclosure for. said cover, said closurebeing of concave formation and having an embossment on its upper concave faceadjacent the margin of the closure and coincident with "its axis of tilting, and a'tilter post upstandingfrom said 010.-

surevsaid' tilter post being offset from thecente'r ofsaid closureandlocate'd on said embossment.

21in a structure of the class described, the combination of aidepository, a cover therefor, a .tiltable closure ,for said cover, said closure bein of concave formation and having an embossment on its upper concave face adjacent the margin of the closure and coincident with its axis of tilting, a tilter post upstanding from said closure, said tilter post being offset from the center of said closure on said embossment, and a counterweight secured on the underface of said closure in the recess provided by said embossment, a perforation, ins-aid. em bossment., ,a threaded appendage =on said postpassing, through said perforation, a threaded socket opening in said counterweight whereby the counterweight is screwed onto the appendage to secure the post and counter- :weight together. and to the closure, said tilter .ment on :theupper side of said closure, and having a bulbous head.

post having a conical foot abutting said emboss- .-3. :-In 1a structureioftthe class described the combination of a cover element having an upwardly facing cavity therein and having an opening at the bottom thereof, a tiitable closure of upwardly-iacing concave formation for --s-aidopening mounted on said-cover element, said =cl osur-e being tiltabl'e on a horizontal axis extending diametri cally of said cover, a tilter post upstanding-dram said closure, said tilterpostbeing-elf set from the center of said closure and adjacentthe edge there of, said post being-of such height as to engage said cover on tilting movement of the closure-to limit said movement, a counterweight carried by the closure upon the underface thereof directly be'loWwsai-dpost for counterbalanci-ng lsaid 'post to normally maintain "the closure in horizontal position with the post upstanding-wand sciew means,- including a-- threaded @sh'ank *passing" nnnannnonsjoiren l- .The following references are of record in the file of. this patent:

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Number Name Date 727,306 Deming 'May"5,l"1903 1,799,897 Gronbech Apr. 7; 1931 1,881,540 Harris etal oct.?'111; 1932 1,907,788. Goentz etal. May 9, 11.933 "2,067,406 McDonald Jan. "12;";1937

2,145,055 Reichenbach .Jan. 24; i939 

